The presentatiom by Isabel Neto, Senior Energy Specialist for World Bank (WB) abd Anothony Maxwell Principal Energy Specialist at Asian Development Bank(ADB) highlights World Bank and Asian Development Bank; Energy Sector support in the Pacific.
Presented:
- The World Bank Group
- WB Pacific Energy
- Various Energy Challenges in the Pacific
- Current WB Pacific Energy Program
- Projects under implementations (& recently closed)
- Prioroties goind forward
- Projects under discussions/Preparations
- Procurement
The Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) suffer disproportionately from the adverse consequences of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 5th Assessment Report identifies small Island developing states (SIDS) as among the most vulnerable countries in the world to the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels, warming ocean temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and increasing frequency and strength of cyclones are already having an impact on Island livelihoods, freshwater resources, coastal settlements, infrastructure and ecosystems.
This wind pre-feasibility study is part of the support provided by the project - Coping with Climate Change in the Pacific Island Region (CCCPIR) \ to the Government of Tonga, through the Energy Division of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.
CCCPIR aims to build and strengthen the capacities of Pacific member countries and regional organizations to adapt to and mitigate, climate change impacts. The programme started in January 2009 and will end in December 2015.
Climate change is receiving considerable and increasing attention worldwide as one of the key challenges for the century ahead. In 2007 several new reports—including theFourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change—confirm and strengthen the evidence that climate change is indeed a real and serious environmental, social, and economic threat.
This schedule embodies a classification of goods for import and goods for export for both tariff and statistical purposes of Palau. For the purposes of classification of all imported goods an international system has been used, designated the Harmonized System Nomenclature (hereafter referred to as the HS) published by the World Customs Organisation in Brussels. In this Schedule, the HS is fully reproduced to the (6) digit level. 3. A split in the tariff item at the seventh and/or eighth digit level represents additions and extensions at the national level.
This implementation Plan written by the Government of Tokelau provides an overview of how implementation of LivC will occur.
LivC has three inter-related strategic Climate Resilient Investment Pathways (CRIPs):
1. Mitigation: Decarbonisation Development;
2. Adaptation: Strengthened Integrated Risk Reduction and Adaptation to enhance climate change and disaster resilience and
3. Human Development: Capacity Building, Education, Training, Public Awareness & Outreach,
The report highlights:
- Implementation Plan 2017 -2022
Background
Vanuatu is a least developed country dedicated to a pathway of green growth that underpins its cultural, societal and environmental values. Vanuatu has a narrow economic base and is highly dependent on the tourism and agriculture sectors for economic development. The country has been ranked as the world’s most vulnerable country to climate change and natural disasters.1 In addition, the economy is characterized by distance from markets, lack of economies of scale and high dependence on petroleum fuel imports.
This report investigates barriers and solutions to scale for market-based approaches offering cleaner energy access to low-income customers in developing countries.
The objective is not to provide an exhaustive view across all technologies and geographies, but rather to learn from a selection of the most innovative and successful practitioners, representing solutions with high potential and innovation dynamics: solar lanterns, solar home systems, clean energy microgrids, solar irrigation pumps, and improved cook stoves.
Strategy 2030 sets the course for ADB’s efforts to respond effectively to the Asia and Pacific region’s changing needs.
Asia and the Pacific has made great strides in poverty reduction and economic growth in the past 50 years. ADB has been a key partner in the significant transformation of the region and is committed to continue serving the region in the next phase of its development.
Under Strategy 2030, ADB will expand its vision to achieve a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Outcomes document
This report captures the Pacific Fuel Price Monitor for the first quarter (Jan -March 2018). Reviews are based on analysis of Means of Platts Singapore(MOPS), Benchmark Saudi Aramco LPG prices(sourced from 3MCO) and Pacific Fuel Prices on an quarterly average (source from Pacific Island countries).
The report captures:
At the global level in 2015 countries set in motion the most far reaching and ambitious development agenda of our time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. InAsia and the Pacific, countries have already begun translating this ambitious agenda into action and many have already set up the national architecture for coordinating and promoting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the policy transformations required to put countries on track to achieve the SDGs have yet to take shape across this or any other region.
The Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2018 is a visual guide to the trends, challenges and measurement issues related to each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Atlas features maps and data visualizations, primarily drawn from World Development Indicators (WDI) - the World Bank’s compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people’s lives.
Project Summary
Location: States of Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and YapObjective: Increase community awareness of climate change adaptation and sustainable energy measures through installations on schools and public buildings, and through development of school curriculum.Implementing Agency: Pacific Community (SPC)Budget: € 450,000Duration: 2017—2018
Project Summary
Location: States of Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk and YapObjective: Enhancing investments in small-scale renewable energy in FSM through providing legislation to guide the connection of renewable energy systems to the main power grid and access to loans.Implementing Agency: Pacific Community (SPC)Budget: € 325,000Duration: 2017—2018
This note analyzes trends in investment commitments in infrastructure projects with private sector participation (hereafter referred to as PPI investments) in countries eligible for support from the International Development Association (hereafter—called IDA countries2) during the five-year period from 2013 to 2017. The note analyzes investment commitments at the time of financial closure in energy, transport, water, and information and communication technologies (ICT) backbone projects serving the public in IDA countries.
Cooling is one of the wonders of the moder n age. However, for hundreds of millions of people living in the hottest climates, the impact of not having access to modern cooling services is profound. Every year, millions of people die due to the absence of cooling that could help address hunger and malnutrition, preserve the efficacy of vaccines, and alleviate the worst of deadly heat waves. Cooling access can also help increase farmer incomes and lift people out of poverty by increasing the sales value of their produce when it meets the market.
Training manual developed for the SPC – COM Operation & Maintenance Training Course for stand-alone PV systems – part of the 10th EDF – NREP programme.
GSES - Micronesia
The European Union and Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) partnership through North-REP (North Pacific ACP Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project) has installed solar PV micro-grids in the outer islands of Yap. A total of 279kW of solar PV capacity installed as 10 micro-grids in the five outer islands of: Mogmog – Ulithi, Falalop – Ulithi, Fais, Falalop Wolea and Satawal.
The area of the island Pohnpei was mapped with very high resolution image data (VHR), which allows: a) a stratification of the coconut area into three different densities; and b) a counting of coconut palms from the image data.
This is very precise synoptic information and provides a clear picture of the area. There was cloud cover over about one third of the island preventing image analysis, however, this was mostly in the mountain region where coconut palms are not planted.